SOMERS' TAX ASSESSMENT EXPLAINED Dm tors of the Chamber of Commerça went n record ve- eid „iterm.I, fsVorma n scientific tax sysiei# tor VVil m I ml ton when they adopted resolut mm, ... m thp R.vn.i ôf Kevi-. bn nml th A , uti ls to eteiciae tué pmvU aim,! iifbiii », v the li-r i euibiatiire to tinie such an -s.i.ent ' Ita Chamber of Commerce Will Get Idea of Purdy rlan Betöre Recommencing Change • FIX $350 AS FOUI VALUE UE UTÏ FLOT r.«.dution was adonuu .«er .Walter ... ijacen, and Walt« t\ I ..»1.« ., relue * k the N.imi-' -i sum eins xpliiinVd in minute .rkings ol tin' svsteni. The explanation was made m the i ». » I uimnhMi \i.,» ..I SuvêÎTlhesUi:«^ oi ^CoundJ i't.ite and present. At aïd itt la vol* any vint New x' i i.. !.. ,.i,.ro ti,, I'nnlv ' ' ' „u.pi-ty will u ' Mm...''who will Mink.- the .1,,si ih Marvel, t.e„rue W . I) („rutuen, o i I'nrdv v 1) Wmin v.i.n \t »1 1 {• .„muntcfl . ui.mmitt,. VlM-v Will réunit lit il t .,«*) i it r r 1 f ,| ' ' ' j understood . . ..' |,v :1 i l , î i-j. l' to ' tiv the as the plot of ground rmirit v in i, s, r .,il af r informml that the nrlt^s for thei ' l#-n t i t vlrNMWMÎhWr.': a^nrHinV *he Somers svstenJ According to the Homer» a>»i 01 1 on* wfcdLided loTe -ciuai i searing property had detail the Councilman Stover » eie thmigh the directors •**teui. it was derided to system of looked into. tup me fspark», C. a nu the Somers system the men lex experts, sessroent value* on desired for the new , nicipal building. 1 ein;; la d rceov«! show the members present > at-" a ' proper vnluajion ol led to î i arrive [HOC how i nî.mnat vahroîdé In Dm block at' TentHod Market sDeots whwe the .■■•Pont î uiMine utiiud« /rontliic on M.?ke afreet * The unll foot In this i>ineu wHK initni, «s renrerioiitiiia 100' ner cen^ aid woUh »I SOfi Dv con tinned deliitln« and agreements the. nronortlonate value of unff feet In surrounding blocks was determined ThuT'on Marki tslree'l^etw^een Ninth and Tenth the proportion was 90 pee cent on M«rkTbe"wcen Kiev-' enth and Twelfth was 50 per rent,! King bf-tv.oon Ninth and Tenth was 16 per cent, and o n King bej en an exen t was - n per cent. The proportion on Eleventh strep' between King and French was placed at S per cent. Allowing for the. 1th to have frontage on two streets and to be 239 feet deep the unit fool value fixed "al MBO th Thl's 0 cJr n responda n neTi ly to the lower estimai. | P placed on Hie ornnertles tiv the real estate'*'^ dealers " In re ni v to a niieslion as to the inferences between the Purdy and Mie Somers' system Mr Sweeting krld the Somers' ay'iilem was a avs" fern of asaesslng while the Purdy ays tern was one of recording. The speak 4rs showed (hat the strong point I" •fiielr eys.em Is that the value of :nnit foot In each section of the c'ty I Is appraised bv the people living In ! - «Rial community at « public ni.H-n : 5nd that with this unit value deto- JBlned'It was a quest'on only of niHt'l- ; «metical routine to tlx the assesoed Value of any given property In tho «eUhborhood. ; '.The Somers people contend also; ^that the!) method of fixing (he values ,^0l corner lots ts also much more com-[ .$letr than that employed hy the Pur the Somer* ' < ■ lid lie flginerl the ox mv of the Mnuufnctur Mr. K >tln, ft a* in ii \pprnual t ruupany, by whom he is could do their part of their t by January I," Mil4. nnd that rttie t » a! » t would i.e iron JflJ.WH to Mr *nid he would hair ehaige 1.1 ml value* while a a k lV w O. HI .'miiidinü e\| < it would pae* on the build .$£ r ' j* claimed for tale . nl* Hut mi e\ery eity where t. in h.i. 1» ii applied certain ml have retuhsd the i n reduction in the tax *ilii,» bv th, equalization and m part by be di-eovery «I hitherto, d.realty. In Houston, loxcs, jS 1 '» » ■ i"i j ul ■ t'uni- in back lix. n hi* pre.ioiio ille>,»«l exemption was followed m ■ kjppiyui" tlie Sumer* oyslcni account for tin -■ »> t » feieret he Jtrici of II" m I, Kit - fli method* I. Ihe 'ahery foot of Und. so it is impaissihle jj» mi»« any property. »• In closing hi* remarks, Mr. Sweeting «Jnid the Somera'system had been adopt - *fc i in tldrter'ii cities, and that ninety per •ç'iit. of the citizens of (hose cities had . endorsed the system. i In Des Moines a large amount of • tli'der assessed property was found, in |p41 $8.415,000, nnd the eil > is pieparing »)> make a considcrnhle cut in tin- tax Kue, Oiit of nine bundled mel -ixln'ii -Sh-sessmcnt* -seven hundred and two eitere increased, two hundred am! (ne te On oed and nine were unchanged. Augusta v Wduoed it« basis of assessment from *0 hjer cent, to 60 2-3 per reut. Houston re Arced its rate from $1,70 to $1.33, and xRnl veston from $1.62 to $1.10, and other 'Sties made similar rend just ment. \TALK OF TROLLEY EXTENSION. V As a result of the request made -V>' Krefi K. Felt, of the Concord 'Heights Development Co., tor an ex tension of trolley service. Thomas W. .«W'Uson. vloe-presldent of (ho Wll ■Jjiington and Bhlla^ Traction Com pany; William A. Helndlc, the man ^jkger. and Fred K. F'elt. yestTday afternoon visited the Ninth ward and ent over the street railway sllua on there. Xo definite action was ^aken by the railway officials. « % FORT DUPONT BASEBALL. .(Spc-cinl io THE. EVENING JOURNAL. '«J'FLAAV4| 41t h Company "W'h Company Company ■tv ii ' 2 . . in 6 .62 . . . in n 52« .. >12th Company . 2 16 111 •'iXext games—July 20, U2fh Company »* 139th Company at Fort DuMont; July 31. 4th Company is 45th Com j»4tiy at Fort Molt . August 1, Bl»t. Com psny va. 112th Company at. Fort Du »l'ont; Anglist 4. 36th Company vs 45th "feonajauy at Fort DuPont. IPR1NC1PAL AND TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS OF THF NEW SCHOOL UF int nt w atilUUL^ I nr. Thomas 0. Cooper, chairman of the teachers' committee of the Board School Board Makes Some Changes In Schools for Next Term MISS DEVINE IN CHARGE Pllhllc Kduratlon at a meeting of * M,ni,c K ' au HIlon ' al a 711 ung the b(,ard last evening, submitted the following recommendation relative to the prlncipnlshlps and teachers of lhe thirty nubile schools of this city IT' th,rt> PU "' ßcboola of this city. Th8 recommendation was adopted subject to change by the committee: First, That the following transfers be made, vli: Mias Saille Devine, from ,hp »rtnclpalshlp of School No. 2 to tbp Principal ship of School No. 30, Ml#» Tilho Graham, from the princl palfthlp of flohool $\o. 20 to the princl ' . ** P u * sb, P of 8p hool No. 2: Mias Joseph lnp Csborue. from School No. .26 to School No. 19; Miss Caroline Tadman, Iron School No. 2 to School No. 30; vticu \h.Hn WAAiiw, 0 «A,r a ? ******* Wooclmanc>, from Sch ° o1 1*^° *° ® c h°°l N°' 5Âî Misa Elisabeth 'M. Bullock, from School No. 14 to Srb °ul No. 25. and Miss Sophia James, ,piT om School No 21 to School No 22 Second, That the following assign-1 1 uienls of principals be made, viz: I Miss Matilda L. Sayers. School No. 1 Miss A. Adelaide Simpers. School 3- ■ Miss Fannie J, Butler. School No. 4. Miss Annie Magarlty, School No. 5. •Mrs. Elizabeth W. Pritehett, School. No. 7 and 8. Mls « 01ara Mendenhall. School No. Mlas^Annle J. Black. School No. 10. MIbb AI1co l J«ckman, School No. U - Mia« Amanda L. Medara. School No. 12 Si *rah C. Bye, Schools Nos. 13 ^7. M ' 88 K" p n M. Ritchie, School No Ml88 Emma A - Strickland, School Ho 15. Hiss Kdwlna B. Kruse. Schools No. 16 a " d »• Marie C. Loney. Schools 17, "n* 1 " ,l - ^M*« 8 Mabel I. Caldwell. School *«>• Miss Ellen Sumworth. School No Miss Julia R. Jones, School No. 21. Miss Florence V. Morley, School' No. 23. * 19 Miss Saille Reid Shaw, School No. «1.* Mary M. Brady. School No, 25. i Ml.. Mary M.. Turner. School No. j t Third. That the following appoint ««nt» bp made, viz.: Miss Margaret Kp,, y- Principal, at School No. 20; M,li8 Ru,b M Taylor, teacher, School No - ft: M,sp r ' p « ,,p M. Bonham, reach pr - «ÿ Mtas Florence F. Mink, leach PfR..School No. 14; Miss Mary Me !!?" °!j. ,ra( bp ''- srbt ' n! lN - 0 - 17 811,1 th->j'Mh* lprpp ' High School Miss Kelley who Is promoted to the. PrtncIpalnWp of school No. 20 has! f* eb 8 t 1 par, (! Pr fop 8, ' ra ® t,nlp ,lt N '° 1 Miss •'"Hie Dcvlno, who bas , t>Pe ,7, pr 7 f 7 a , of . ?f 0 ' A ^ cbon • b, ' No. 30 Rchool. wb cb bp f >Pened for the flrtt : t,mc ,n __ —T,. ... ! 1 ItnlSIUitA t l.l It UH IS. j The Christiana Athletic Club at a , meeting last nlghi elected these of - I . , jftcers: James Walsh, president; Jo seph Mcllin. vice-president; Thomas' August, secretary; John Smith, treas urer; Joseph Ackerman. T. Lynch, J Falters, J. Goldstein and M. Cot tlngham, directors; Joseph F. Fall- 1 era. sporting writer. After the meeting Mr. Walsh and Mr. Meltin gave the members of the j club a banquet There were speeches i b V Tames Taylor, former president. James whose chair was filled by Walsh. Mr. Taylor said he was glad t bp way the club Is going. Mr. Walsh syoke and a solo was given by Joseph i Mellln. Malcom McCornttck sang 1 Francis Rtrollman was the pianist. - T>, P Want« are the first aid to huai n $« B advancement. They provida a summary of tabulated infnrniaticn for the buying nnd selling public -Adv. ( ( . J 1 I j ' In Which Class Are You? Are you fitted for the positions which pay well and offer opportunity for advancement? Or must you be con tent with just a job? A knowledge of Stenography or Bookkeeping will put you into the class of trained workers. It will take you out of the long hours and low pay class. It will enable you to obtain and hold a good position where "promotion is sure if work is satisfactory." Enter our school and you will be trained so that your work WILL be satisfactory. You will be instructed in the best systems of Stenography, Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Penmanship. Etc., by expert teachers. If you do your part, your success is assured. OUF CATALOG eontalns information of interest nnd value (n you. V postal or phone rail nil! bring It to you. * I 1 o?i ■> ■ Institute Building TO IMPROVE CITY SCHOOLS Bids Are Opened For Palnt-|j^„' Last evening was contract night at .. „ Kn the meeting of the Board of Public Education, bids for hooks, supplies, painting schools, installing metal ceil-j Inga and cement work being opened. the blds bp 'ns submitted to cdmmll to art tk. ku/ w mmin. Thp blds for nl,n an(1 1 8 In g and Kepairing Institutions The awards were not made, hotvever, ' the various schools were as fol loW8 - * r h . ùrho _, v n o *190. Charlea Main, school No. 2. $128, Andrew P. Mahoney, school No. 2. *109; No. 3. $107; 9, $333; 10. «141; 11*». *1«3; 15, »265. Way and Max • ( well, 2. $90, 3. $153. 9, $281. 10, $115; H. »100; 15. $524.40. William 'S. Prcttyman, 10, $128; James Kee nan. 2, $108; 3. $138; 9. »160; 10, $146; 13. $116; 16. »205. Charles Blocher, 10. $129.50; 13, $98.25; Wll : iinm E. Linden, 2, $100; 3, $186; 9. i $160: 10, $132; 13, $135; 15, $295. ' * _ * Robert L. \Minley, 2. $135; 3, $237; 9, $177; 10. »187; 18. »145; 15. $300; Lynam and Harry, 2. $154; 10. $182; U3. $156. « Th« HmirH ronuirort that all bids 1 . . u J ^ / . CPrlif)f . rl . , 11 1 •» ( n Jot ,. r ,'nt nf *h'p ' ' J _? |hr ' ... * w '... . . . tt n , , ..j J h v 1 * b accompanied y , r t" f ua. ' inr «nnnlvin» metal cell -, Ph 1 ' h fo . U J''' / 71 . ,nRB at ? < ^ f ' 0,8 NoS ' 4 ' 16 " nrt 26 iwere as f ol ows: ™i n V n f, e o° n T n T - ;4 $37; 16. $96: 25. $180; Charl p * H «»aine Company. 4. »41.84 ; 1«. »W4-33, 25. $225, Sheet Meta Company, 4, $4-; lb, $146; 25 ' $2ft! L , , , . The b 'd 8 ">r cement work In the cellar of No. 3 school follow; John T. Healy $85 and A. S. Reed and Brother Company $158. 1)1,18 for book8 Hnrt supplies were received from Ihe following. Wll .mlngton Office Supply Company and |E. S. R. Muller and Fon. dame» la.gue. who was elected $o (111 the unexpired fern» of Samuel II. Bay "•«». ■ f "'| a " lp N " lth ward, reewtly elected président was sworn into oflU-e l.,»t exen.ng. oath was admfni. lered hv President Ba\n«r,l. r " l '> 1 '" 1 <; lij " «•» member fro« the. Eighth ward, wasjm.t present. although he Imp taken the on.h. ^'«thitecia ^i.mitS ,plan« foi new toilets in schools Nos. ij (and 11. The»e were approved and bids will he naked for within a short time. The report of the city treasurer fol tows: Current neeoimt, »490.74. and fpe cinl, flfi.fi02.!W, to which will he added this morning nboiit $3037.32, making a total "lIter - „ - TO L.Vi ( 111 lit SIMNL. The laving of the corner stone of the new M. E. Church at Hlllcrest .will take place on Sunday afternoon, The services will be conducted by n r E. L. Hoffecker. and the Rev. Thomas Harding, pastor of the church, and .as many of the Wllmlng SHORT SUSSEX PEACH CROP. Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. GEORGETOWN, Del, July 29.- peaches are -.ailing in the local market; f(lT jaj tb(1 pro nglith Uaskqt, and fowl can |, p ,j that price. \ drive ton pastors a* can attend will he present to assist In the ceremony, [through th. country reveals the fact! that there mg lew orchard* in Wntral Sussex that have mere than n tenth of a crop and «ouïe hardly that much. i May Weed, of No. 1109 Lancaster ave mu', were married I«»t evening by the Rev. W..A. Wise at Scott M. K. parson Inge. They were attended hy Misa Mary F. Sayles and Leroy K. Thomas. Instead of enduring the dally tor ment of weak back, backache, sore WOLLING WOOD. William T. Wolfing, of No. 420 1-2! EGio t Seventh street, nnd Mi OBEY THAT IMPULSE! kidneys, swollen Joints and rheuma Hem. obey that impulse to take Foley Kidney Pills They co-operate .vlth nature, which accounts for their sne msa In all kidney and bladder dis orders. They are healing, stiengfh» ening and tonic. Obey that Impulse to-day and give them a chance to help you. N. B. Danfnrth, Market and Second streets, W'H„ Del.—Adv. NEWS NOTES FROM THE SETTLEMENT I Increasing Interest Is being shown I in the playground work at the Peo-, f ""!!SS"« l .nd*M«"*""' A number of the young men of the Settlement met there on Saturday and levelled the ground for the new ten nis court, the work on which will shortly be completed by E. R. Mack. 'After the young men had completed their work, supper was served them anfJ R rte , lRhtf „, BOclal tlme en j 0 yed. I Success Is attending the Junior baseball club, and the young players ! arp fast becoming experts at the j are'held The® DleMant^Umes^Ä i much enjoyed by the lads and their ! '(friend.. 1 Miss Marlon Sweelzer who was ' ! formerly In charge of the physical } WO rk' at the Settlement, and who has ' i bef>n " n * a K prt in tbp 8a » p wor k « Kansap. 1 b at her home ln Philadel |^ a on her vacation/ She was a ( war mly welcomed ruwat at the Settle |meht today. I Miss Sarah MendlnhaU, who has .„'been assisting with the playground wor * th)s ye „, entertained.* group of tbp ,,i a>gr ound children at her home near Newport today. Mrs. Anna R. Opdycke, one of the rPhidunt 1 '. if the S<*tllcinpnt will rp. C/ ber vacatlon on WednesJ day. 1 î Mise Alice Wyatt, one of the aaslst- i i ^ntR. will leav« about August 1. to be* ii ... o î, f nr « month 1 i | saar P y| p father of Miss Sarah i Fylp hea( j w orker at Settlement ! | will ' spend the month of August at .Northfield, Mass. __ I nu rR ir E vnv w HFS ,, . * H i^i t ' ,V | f ''i' 1 ' V,< ia' ,n V J lîSi SMV RNA, Dei.. July 29. At the gening service at the ü. A_ M. h ., >' , * U » rC D i hen ° n S K I î. day ' 't's ReV kr A1 :i ,^ rt P J ,:e P rpacbpd on the *u b J«ict ° ur Cpn 8p ' p n pp - He spoke of the j wayward tendencies among many of ' he ,1°™? s Wh °T he , , Batr1 ' I would not heed the warnings of thosa | older than theraselvw I I'T- Price called B P pp!al to the lecture the movement and ur ged all to heed Its lesaon. , — h. H. Martin, the speaker at the j gospel ten( services at Nlntji and Clayton streets last night delivered an excellent address on the subject,' „ Vp Must Be H orn Again. " Mr. Mar I tin said It was a good thing to know the romman dment8. could live a righteous life in Indtvl du>1 BtrPn g th . ThP r.od of glory he t t d hflK prt>( j tcted the destruction. L f thp wor ,V and , he people must get ready to meet the Lord. In order „„ wh ^ h thP muBt bP born again fhat they may bave the fruit of the! : spirit In their lives and become can j dWat " for the kingdora of Hw * a - NECESSITY OF NEW BIRTH. because none 1 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION GROWS.. tlon continues to grow In membership j under the presidency of Patrick Mc- j j Connell, president; The association jis making elaborate plans for the win- j It is the intention of tho ; The Wilmington Athletic Associa- i wort ÂdeJhîI' | Pllllfldelphla shows, 1 Gn last Thursday the association . jhad the pleasure of entertaining the j imember« of Chinese ball team. I (Luncheon was served by Hanna, ; | | RAILROAD MEN! i r» 4 » 1 f n fine wRtrh. kly pay« for It. or any high-grade work. No outlay; HnmIUon our 8 p*' Own y $ 1.00 E-purialty us and Ret on»» MITCHELL, Jow»l»r, Ford Buildlug. Tenth ii Market Btreete. Second Floor. Open Night« Thl« Week. I I Patent Crab Nets I : ilk U 7 — v | I j '}s=CÎ*> Catches everything in sight. Folds up like a book. Price 75c Also Crab Net=, short and long handles. 25c and 35c. David A. Hay Co., Marine and Fishing Supplies. 121 Market Street. 4IIIIIIIIIHnill!l!l!lllllllllllllll Dla Q Travel Troubles / rs Note'll tFORE your next long trip don't fail to have us give you a letter of Credit or Book of Travelers' Cheques. You will then be re lieved of getting checks cashed, writing home for money or carrym 1 » large sums on your person. They cost so little that you will not consider it an expense at all. If interested call on us for further information COLUMBIA GkAFONOLAS Columbia Double-Disc Records I B i4 I A combination that produces a clearness and naturalness ol tone that is incomparable.. You have only to hear it once to be convinced. Call at our store—or better—let us send an in strument and a selection oi records to your home ior trial. Terms to suit purchaser. Gr&fonolas S2S-00 to 5500. Columbia. Double-Disc Record», 65 c to 57-50. 3 I Wilmington Trust Company i 1 B I I TENTH AND MARKET STS. FIFTH AND MARKET STS. SECOND AND MARKET STS. Delaware Graphophone Co 610 Market Street. = .?iiiiiiii!!iiiiiiiiiiii!!iiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMmmiiiiiiiiiimii!iiii!iii!iiiiiiiiiiminiiM!immimiirl % RUNNER OUT ON SLIDE TO FIRST Chivlngton Says So, But Herrman Is Not Quite !aw promulgated by umpires, under which they declare out a batter who| slides Into first base, was upheld by j President Chivlngton of the American' Association on the ground that the j 8,We * bp 1ni,,a I sack servos no j P ur P o«.buttst Of^confusing the urn P' running, walking, jumping or in any other manner ns long as he remains within t) „. j, nM presnilad," said Mr. Herrmann. "This is laid down in the ru | M of ., 1P ,j anle tnc j no umpire, presi ,, Pnt 0 f $ i cilfr „ e or „ nv one else has any rjll , to phlln t)ns ru|f , - , - MACK NOT IN FAVOR OF RULE. c „ nr , io Mnck M)n ,ething to s«y yesterday on the ruling of Chivlngton, - ^ h American Aüocfation. upholding Mnwri ttan ruling of his Wpirea ill ; Agreed CHICAGO, July 29.—An "unwritten Store Open Wednesday Until 9 o'clock Cohen & Finkelstein We Give Yellow Tracing Stamps Economy Economy Store Wilmington's Department Day OUR TENTH ECONOMY DAY » Economy Economy Day Day Watch For the Yellow Pennants Tomorrow's Great Bargain Day Slash in Prices Are MISSES' $1.50 SHOES FOR .. Good 75c 25c QUALITY RIBBON FOR. Almost all colors; lection. Sli/zc 5c 65c MUSLIN SHEETS FOR.. Nice quality. Size, 72x90, selection in patent leather, gun metal and russet; button and lace. good se 39c PILLOW CASES FOR. Good selection.' Size 50x36. 15c LADIES' 25c GAUZE LISLE STOCKINGS 10c $ 1.00 LADIES' $2 AND $3 SHOES FOR Materials are patent colt, gun metal, russet; button and lace. FOR 3 FOR 25c, High spliced heel and toe; double garter tops. Colors, black, white and taq. 50c BOLSTER CASES 19c FOR A rare bargain for Wednes day. BABIES' 75c SHOES 29c LADIES' 25c VESTS FOR.. 9c 15c IO WELS 5c FOR An excellent bargain. Come in patent leather, vict kid; but ton and lace. FOR ' 3 FOR 25c. Come in V neck, with lace front and back. EACH Unbleached buck with blue border. LADIES' 75c LAWN KIMONOS FOR ... Come in fancy materials. Latest style. 39c 39c AND 50c QUALITY REMNANTS 12^c 10c 35c DOILIES FOR FOB YARD Pretty assortment in China Silk. Colors are black, blue red, yellow and white, make nice shirtings. Nice selection. Linen mate rial. LADIES' $3,50 SKIRTS FOR . Nice quality; the materials are mostly whipcords and fancy stripes. $1.69 Alsu 12 l-2c AND 25c NO TIONS FOR . Almost everything useful, you will find on this table. lc 12 l-2c QUALITY REM NANTS AT . 3c LADIES' 39c CORSET COV ERS AND DRAWERS ■ YARD Some lawns, cretonnes and linings among the lot. A good bargain. 15c 50o GOLD PLATED 1 A p BRACELETS FOR ... 191 Good assortment; excellent quality. FOR Come with lace and embroid ery trimming. 228-230 MarketSt. COHEN & FINKELSTEIN,22S-230 Markets.. TODAY'S BASEBALL CHANCES NATIONAL LEAGUE. PHlladelphia at Pittsburgh, rloudy. Brooklyn at Cincinnati, clear. Boston at Chicago, clear. New York at St. Louis, clear, (two games.) The Wants are not only a selling power, but a medium of exchange of bp SUp, -aSÎ * ,ng thp r 'P ht people. Adv. -. - - - ■ "—■■■ ■ » declaring out a player who slides head or feet flr-t into first base "There is h lot to he *aid on both ei f i es Q f the slide-to-flrat proposition/* Mark declared, "and it is hard to say whether the present official ruling which allows it. ought oV ought not 1«. elmnged. The biggest thing in its favor i„ the fact that it undoubtedly prevents many collisions between the first hnse mnn and the runner. A baseman may nm h throw or ft bounce, flncl unlPfifi tnc run* RIGHTS.'coming full speed down the path. slides into the bag. a head-on collision is inevitable. I hnw; seen a elide pré vent Bm«Rl»e« that might have had non ons results innumerable, times, he con-i eluded. Asked whether or net he thought the| slide to first saved time. Mack said he' thought it did. possibly.a fraction of n preoud, tfhich in f»o many case» decided th'o l:f^ of a runner and the malt of a game. "It la prohablv faater to launch vour«elf nt Ihe hug when going at full speed, than it is to cover the same dis tance on the ground, step hy step," lie eni«1. "As to the danger of sinking." he eontinued, "some players tr$- to spike, tpp baseman everv time thev slide into „ b n£r hut clean plavers won't s^ike a man jumping into first base often enough to warranta change in the rules The danger of colliding with both players on their feet is the great one. it ieema to me," s.aid he who ought to know. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland at New York, threaten ing, (two games.) Chicago at Boston, cloudy, (two games.) Detroit at Philadelphia, clear, (two games.) St. Louis at Washington, clear. FODDER FOR FIGHT FANS By The United Press. LOS ANGELES, July 29.— Lea^h Cross Is a 10 to 7 favorite over Matty Baldwin for their scheduled twenty round bout here'tonight. Both men are In excellent condition. Baldwin Is a veteran of the light weight division and holds a twenty round decision over Willie Ritchie, the present champion. He earned this, however, before Ritchie was consid ered among those In the champion ship class. This Is Cross' first fight since he knocked out Bud Anderson. FORT DUPONT 4 BANCROFT 3. DELAWARE The soldiers defeated Bancroft of \Vil minpton by the score of 4 to 3 in one of the most exciting games at the Fort this season. Barrow of the visitors held the sol diers safe until the fifth inning, when the soldiers scored their first run. In the next inning the soldiers tied the score by well paced hits. Sentes, Hawkins. Avery and Mahei Long and Burke Summary-Left on bases, Bancroft 6, Fort »«Pont 3; earned runs Fort Du ront i. hit», off Harrow 5, off Reilly „ m 6 inmng»; »truck out, by Barrow 4. hy Reilly. 0 in .6 inningR, by Caswell, 0 in 4 innings; bases on balls, off Barrow 1, off Reilly 1; time of game, 1 hr. 30 min.; umpire, Burke. - « ; EVENING JOURNAL. CITY, Del., July 29.— played a pood game for the soldiers ('unwell, who relieved Reilly, did not al low a hit and fanned six in four innings. Marrow allowed five hits. Score by inn ings J R.H E. 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—3 2 1 Fort DuPont . .. .0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 x—4 5 4 Bancroft, Barrow and Jones; Fort DuPont, Reilly, Caswell, Bancroft Batteries: MT- CALVARY CLUB OUTING, On Tuesday morning, August 12, at 9 o'clock, the steamer City of Philadelphia, carrying the young men of the Mt. Calvary Club and Sunday school, will leave Fourth street wharf for a day's fun at Wash ington Park.